1421, the year China discovered America? / a Paladin Invision production for Penguin Television in association with PBS ; director, part 1, David Wallace ; producer, part 1, Sun Shuyun ; writer & series producer, William Cran.

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Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet. Part one discusses his known voyages to Asia an...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author:	Davidson, Howard J. (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Paladin InVision, Ltd Penguin Television Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Belling, Larry (Narrator) Cran, William (Screenwriter) Menzies, Gavin
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Discoveries in geography > Chinese. Voyages around the world. China > History > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Zheng, He, > 1371-1435 > Travel. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Fourteen twenty-one, the year China discovered America?
Format:	Video DVD

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